SHELDON RICHARDSONRichardson, SheldonHeight: 6-3 Weight: 295 Born: November 29, 1990 St. Louis, MO High School: Gateway (St. Louis, MO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sequoias JC | Played |
| 2010 | Sequoias JC | Redshirted |
| 2011 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 2012 | Missouri | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (13th overall) 2013 New York Jets |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 91 | DT-FB | 16 | 15 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 91 | DT | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 New York Jets (NFL)2015 NYJ NFL | 91 | LOLB | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 91 | RDE-NT | 15 | 14 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 91 | RDT | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 93 | DT | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 98 | RDT-RDE | 16 | 15 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 98 | LDT | 16 | 16 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 90 | RDE-DT | 17 | 7 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 138 | 125 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/25/2013 | 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2013 | 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 9/5/2015 | 2015 New York Jets (NFL)2015 NYJ NFL |
| Activated | 10/12/2015 | 2015 New York Jets (NFL)2015 NYJ NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 9/3/2016 | 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL |
| Exemption | 9/12/2016 | 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL |
| Activated | 9/14/2016 | 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL |
| Traded | 9/1/2017 | 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL |
| Signed | 3/17/2018 | 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/14/2019 | 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL |
| Released | 4/16/2021 | 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 6/15/2021 | 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 960 | 6 | 0.6 | 880 | 80.0 | 74 | 15.4 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 887 | 3 | 0.3 | 808 | 79.5 | 76 | 16.3 |
| 2015 New York Jets (NFL)2015 NYJ NFL | 646 | 0 | 0.0 | 618 | 58.7 | 28 | 5.9 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 795 | 0 | 0.0 | 762 | 73.5 | 33 | 7.4 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 719 | 0 | 0.0 | 655 | 59.4 | 64 | 13.3 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 779 | 0 | 0.0 | 718 | 69.1 | 61 | 13.6 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 855 | 0 | 0.0 | 791 | 72.8 | 64 | 14.7 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 859 | 0 | 0.0 | 798 | 74.1 | 61 | 14.5 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 760 | 0 | 0.0 | 690 | 57.1 | 70 | 14.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7260 | 9 | 6720 | 531 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 14 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1t | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1t | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 3.5 | 29.0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 8.0 | 41.5 |
| 2015 New York Jets (NFL)2015 NYJ NFL | 5.0 | 28.5 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 4.5 | 31.5 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 4.5 | 34.0 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33.5 | 214.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 New York Jets (NFL)2015 NYJ NFL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 64 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 New York Jets (NFL)2015 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks2017 SEA NFL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 7 | 34 | 258 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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